Romans 9:10-26

New American Standard Bible

^10 (A)And not only that, but there was also ^(B)Rebekah, when she had conceived twins by one man, our father Isaac; ¹¹ for though the twins were not yet born and had not done anything good or bad, so that ^(C)God’s purpose according to His choice would ^[a]stand, not ^[b]because of works but ^[c]because of Him who calls, ¹² it was said to her, “^(D)The older will serve the younger.” ¹³ Just as it is written: “^(E)Jacob I have loved, but Esau I have hated.”

^14 (F)What shall we say then? ^(G)There is no injustice with God, is there? ^[d](H)Far from it! ¹⁵ For He says to Moses, “^(I)I will have mercy on whomever I have mercy, and I will show compassion to whomever I show compassion.” ¹⁶ So then, it does not depend on the person who ^[e]wants it nor the one who ^[f](J)runs, but on ^(K)God who has mercy. ¹⁷ For the Scripture says to Pharaoh, “^(L)For this very reason I raised you up, in order to demonstrate My power in you, and that My name might be proclaimed ^[g]throughout the earth.” ¹⁸ So then He has mercy on whom He desires, and He ^(M)hardens whom He desires.

^19 (N)You will say to me then, “^(O)Why does He still find fault? For ^(P)who has resisted His will?” ²⁰ On the contrary, who are you, ^[h](Q)you foolish person, who ^(R)answers back to God? ^(S)The thing molded will not say to the molder, “Why did you make me like this,” will it? ²¹ Or does the potter not have a right over the clay, to make from the same lump one object ^[i]for honorable use, and another ^[j]for common use? ^22 [k]What if God, although willing to demonstrate His wrath and to make His power known, endured with great ^(T)patience objects of wrath ^(U)prepared for destruction? ²³ And He did so to make known ^(V)the riches of His glory upon ^(W)objects of mercy, which He ^(X)prepared beforehand for glory, ²⁴ namely us, whom He also ^(Y)called, ^(Z)not only from among Jews, but also from among Gentiles, ²⁵ as He also says in Hosea: